John Heald's Blog : Costa Cruises

Viva Italia…Viva Costa…Viva Costa Concordia…Viva I Got to Ride in a Limo and Have Sugar Free Apple Strudel…Viva What a Brilliant Day

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:40:58 GMT

So, where are you going for your vacation this year? Europe? The Caribbean? Ohio? The list of possibilities is seemingly endless. But it’s not as long as the list of places you don’t even consider. Luxembourg, for instance, or Algeria. I bet you never...(read more)

Hail Costa

John Heald's Blog — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:21:10 GMT

Whenever an actor is asked to slip into a toga he sees it as an excuse to go all swivel-eyed and bonkers. When it comes to the Romans, no speech defect is too preposterous, no gait too far fetched. We’ve had Derek Jacobi with his clubfoot and his stutter...(read more)

Selling with Maurice Zarmati

John Heald's Blog — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:28:36 GMT

I had a few jobs before I went to work for Lloyds of London and eventually in 1987 Carnival Cruise Lines. I worked for H.M. Customs doing something in an office…………I don’t remember much about that job except if I looked out...(read more)

Five of the Best…..And a Very Powerful Set of Lungs

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:40:07 GMT

Over the past century there have been a handful of ships that stand out as especially innovative, brilliant and important. If they were paintings, they’d be in the Rijks Museum. If they were animals, Texans would have their heads on a wall. These are...(read more)